Education and Career

As President and CEO of One One 7, I run one of the largest entertainment corporations in the world. Yet I know that without one key factor, I would not be where I am today. That key factor is perseverance. Steve Jobs once said, “I’m convinced that about half of...

A sweaty mass of headbanging music lovers isn’t the typical CEO scene, but a CEO could certainly learn a thing or two from the band who’s inspiring the crowd — in this case, the Foo Fighters. Frontman Dave Grohl had broken his leg at a previous concert, but was still...

The way we shop nowadays is completely different to the way in which we shopped 20 years ago. It’s even quite different to the way we shopped 5 years ago, and we will be saying the same thing in the next 5 years. As is common practice now, it’s hard...

There's nothing quite like the Eiffel Tower. And I am not alone. Eiffel Tower has topped a poll commissioned by British Airways as part of their "Inspire Us" travel photography challenge, as "The Must See Destinations In Your Lifetime for 2015. " Eiffel Tower is followed by the impressive 277...

Michael E. Porter, the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at The Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, based at the Harvard Business School, has been confirmed as the world’s most influential management thinker 2015, according to Thinkers50 list. The list calls Porter, 68, “the father of modern business strategy.” Clayton Christensen,...

Pop diva Katy Perry is roaring loudly on top of Forbes’s “highest-earning female musicians 2015” list, earned an estimated $135 million from June 1, 2014, to June 1, 2015, to clinch the No. 1 spot. And The Highest Earning Women In Music is... Landing in the No. 2 position is...

CEOs of successful brands often find themselves in a challenging situation. They want to help their businesses grow and become more successful, but they also understand that a brand’s success isn’t everything. In the long run, it’s important that CEOs are able to grow their personal brands simultaneously if they...

The United States was by far the biggest spender on pharmaceuticals at more than $1,026 per person, among OECD countries when measured by population, according to the latest study from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), followed by Japan and Greece. Interestingly, pharmaceutical spending in the U.S. worked...

Big Data. It’s proliferating companies like never before. Yet these high volumes of data are often found in pockets and silos throughout the organization without a truly comprehensive way to transform the data into the actionable insights that can deliver real value. To efficiently leverage data so that it can...

While the Affordable Care Act expanded Medicaid coverage for millions of Americans, the policy continues to stir debate in business. But the reality is that most criticism is a product of misunderstanding, not the symptoms of a flawed program. For example, despite being the country’s largest health insurance program, Medicaid...